Editors
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Articles by Editors
ESG / Sustainability
Taiwan Launches New “Green and Transition Finance Action Plan”
04/11/2024
Since 2017, the FSC has promoted three “Green Finance Action Plans”. The new plan takes into account the increased focus internationally on transition finance.
Enforcement
Japan FSA Fines Nomura Securities for JGB Futures Manipulation
03/11/2024
Several executives also agreed to a two-month pay cut. It was separately reported that a former Nomura Securities employee was arrested on suspicion of robbery and attempted murder.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Taiwan to Implement New VASP Registration System on 30 November
03/11/2024
The FSC is also drafting a new special law for virtual assets, covering areas such as licensing, consumer protection, capital requirements, and trading behaviour.
CSRC Grants Fund Custody Licence to HSBC’s China Unit
03/11/2024
HSBC is the fifth foreign bank to be granted a fund custody licence, after StanChart, Citibank, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas.
Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong Lists First Company via De-SPAC Transaction
03/11/2024
HK Acquisition Corp completed a merger with e-commerce solutions provider Synagistics, making it the first de-SPAC transaction completed in Hong Kong.
Sanctions
BIS Announces Decision to Exit mBridge CBDC Project
03/11/2024
Agustín Carstens said BIS is not leaving mBridge because of political considerations but instead because it is “at a level where the partners can carry it on by themselves.”
Sanctions
OFAC Issues New Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Maritime Industry
03/11/2024
The guidance describes five scenarios indicative of sanctions evasion and offers recommendations for maritime sector stakeholders.
Enforcement
Google’s Russia Fines Have Grown to Over $20 Decillion
02/11/2024
A Russian court imposed a daily penalty that had been doubling weekly against Google for blocking the YouTube accounts of Russian broadcasters.
Enforcement
CSRC Penalises CICC Over Sponsor Due Diligence Failures
02/11/2024
CICC was fined for failure to perform due diligence as the IPO sponsor of S2C Limited, which was found to have inflated its financial results.
Enforcement
Former Dealer Jailed for Manipulating Singapore-listed Stocks
02/11/2024
The former dealer spoof the market 215 times between August 2020 and March 2021, resulting in over SGD 250,000 in illicit gains.
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